EVALUATION & EXAMS

EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATESFINAL EXAMS for all levels are given regularly at the
end of each term, and kept on file for at least one year. Students
are entitled to see their corrected papers. The results of the
final
exam and your attendance (%) will be kept in a digitized form @STUDENT
GRADES AND INFORMATION REPOSITORY. Your evaluation will
enable
Soko Gakuen to make an accurate recommendation about your proficiency
to
any institution, company, college or university to which you may apply.
Soko
Gakuen's final exams are designed to determine whether your Japanese
language
proficiency meets the language requirements for a higher level class
and
the criteria for the ACTFL
Japanese Language Proficiency Guidelines.

If you have satisfactorily completed the course work
(i.e.,
the final exam, assignments, quizzes, and an attendance rate of 80% or
higher in any course), you can ask your instructor to write a PROGRESS
REPORT for you at the time of the final exam. Your language skills
in grammar, writing, reading, aural/listening, oral/speaking,
communicative
competence, and attendance, punctuality, performance (in class),
homework,
attention, effort, motivation, and progress will be graded on a 7-point
scale and kept in your PROGRESS
REPORT. Soko Gakuen will keep your records, and will release
them upon your request.

Soko Gakuen's final exams will be a combination of achievement and
proficiency
(i.e., you may encounter test items that have never been taught in the
class). Soko Gakuen's exit criteria for each level are based on the 1987
ACTFL Japanese Language Proficiency Guidelines.

POLICY ON THE FINAL EXAM
If the student is unable to take the final exam on the scheduled date
due to circumstances beyond his or her control, the exam will be given
only in a similar test-taking situation (under supervision of an
instructor
at Soko Gakuen). Unless the final exam is made up, NO CERTIFICATES can
be issued.

PROFICIENCY or PLACEMENT TESTS
To enroll in the PRACTICAL COMMUNICATION or READING FOR COMPREHENSION
class, you must pass (80% or hgher) the Proficiency Test
(PT300). The test
(approx.
1 hour) will be given on the first day of your class. Other
levels
of
Proficiency or PlacementTests (PT150, PT600, or online version, etc.)
may be administered upon your
request.
The Proficiency Tests, the scores of which are comparable to scores of
other institutions, can be an excellent device by which Soko Gakuen can
measure your Japanese language skills more objectively.

ADVICE & LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
If necessary, see your instructor after the final exam (preferably
within a few weeks) to discuss your progress and performance at Soko
Gakuen.
Letters of recommendation can be obtained from your instructor upon
request.